Anyone watch last Wednesday’s Grand Designs?

[TheGander]

The one where they knocked down a 1920s castle and started building a “ 21st century castle” on the site? Even though they already lived in a beautiful timber clad house in a beauty spot? Sold their house, London flat, raided mothers pension fund, borrowed, and kept going with the build, sinking million after million into it? It’s now for sale £7 million. Jaw dropping stuff.

Oh really, in what way didn't you like him?

I really liked this week's one despite it not being my thing at all, I much prefer old stone farmhouses.

@TeaRoseTallulahi got the impression he’d been very spoilt and indulged his whole life. And mummy would always bail him out. (Can’t believe she referred to him as ‘sweetie’ on TV)

This weeks revisit was much better. Although now the kids are almost adults, I wonder what they’ll do with such a huge house.

Yes I wasn’t convinced either at first ( thought some rooms looked like the inside of a garage) but the revisit was impressive. As a penny pincher I was also impressed by how they managed to do it on a sensible budget.

‘I annoyed my neighbours by building a £7.5m brutalist castle’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/411eae5f1af4cd7f

@impossibletodaythat article confirms my opinion of him.

There’s a word for that house: “fugly”.
It’s another Sunninghill Park.

The interior shots in the EA brochure could be any AI-decorated rooms anywhere - a high rise flat in Dubai or a semi in Wandsworth. I am always amazed how people fall for this.